Which to use
“tanto” is an adverb and “tengo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #242
- “tanto” frequency rank
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- 46830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tanto | tengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em tal quantidade ou grau | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener |
Letter map: tanto vs tengo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tanto and tengo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for tanto / tengo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tanto is anadverb and tengoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tanto is recorded at frequency rank #242, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈtɐ̃.tu/. tengo is at rank #46,588, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46830, this pair ranks #18,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tanto vs tengo
Shared letters: not. Private to "tanto": a. Private to "tengo": eg.
"tanto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tanto" and "tengo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tanto" or "tengo"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tanto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tanto" and "tengo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs tengo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #18,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.